Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and English Martyrs, Hastings

Name: Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and English Martyrs
Address: Hastings, United Kingdom

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The Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and English Martyrs is the Roman Catholic church serving St Leonards-on-Sea, a town and seaside resort which is part of the Borough of Hastings in East Sussex, England. The present church, which combines a plain, unadorned Gothic Revival exterior with a lavishly decorated interior featuring extensive early 20th-century paintings by Nathaniel Westlake, is the third building used for Roman Catholic worship in the seaside resort. James Burton's new town of 1827, immediately west of Hastings, was home to a convent from 1848; public worship then transferred to a new church nearby in 1866. When this burnt down, prolific and "distinguished" architect Charles Alban Buckler designed a replacement. The church remains in use as the main place of worship in a parish which extends into nearby Hollington, and has been listed at Grade II by English Heritage for its architectural and historical importance. ()

Completed: 1889 (135 years ago)Coordinates: 50°51'23"N, 0°33'53"E

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Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and English Martyrs – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hastings Contemporary, Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, Hastings Castle, Horntye Park Sports Complex.

1.2 miE
Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
Hastings Contemporary, Hastings
32 min walk • The Hastings Contemporary is a museum of contemporary British art located on The Stade in Hastings, East Sussex and is a not for profit organisation. The gallery opened in March 2012 as the Jerwood Gallery and cost £4m to build.
0.7 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, Hastings
19 min walk • Priory Meadow Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Hastings, East Sussex, England. The centre was opened in 1997 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
0.9 miE
Ruined 11th-century Norman fortress
Hastings Castle, Hastings
23 min walk • Hastings Castle is a keep and bailey castle ruin situated in the town of Hastings, East Sussex. It overlooks the English Channel, into which large parts of the castle have fallen over the years.
~1650 ftN
Sport complex, Sport, Sport venue
Horntye Park Sports Complex, Hastings
8 min walk • Horntye Park Sports Complex is a sports complex and conference centre in Hastings, East Sussex, England. The complex contains a large indoor sports hall, an all-weather pitch used for football and hockey and a county standard cricket pitch. The complex also has a series of rooms used for meetings and conferences.
0.6 miE
Church
Robertson Street United Reformed Church, Hastings
15 min walk • Robertson Street Congregational Church is a former United Reformed church in the centre of Hastings, a seaside town and borough in East Sussex, England.
0.7 miE
City hall
Hastings Town Hall, Hastings
18 min walk • Hastings Town Hall is a municipal building in Queen's Road, Hastings, East Sussex, England. The town hall, which was the meeting place of Hastings Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
0.4 miSE
Concerts and shows, Hotel, Theater
White Rock Theatre, Hastings
10 min walk • White Rock Theatre is a medium-scale receiving house venue owned by Hastings Borough Council situated on the seafront of Hastings, East Sussex, on the south coast of England. It currently presents a varied programme of touring shows including opera, ballet, musicals, the Hastings Musical Festival and children's shows.
~1440 ftE
Museum, Art museum, Natural history museum
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, Hastings
7 min walk • Hastings Museum & Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery located in, Hastings, East Sussex, England. Established in 1892, it originally resided in the Brassey Institute, but moved to its current location in 1927. As of 2019 it had around 97,000 objects of local history, natural sciences, fine and decorative arts, and world cultures.
0.7 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Matthew's Church, Hastings
19 min walk • St Matthew's Church is an Anglican church in the Silverhill suburb of Hastings, a town and borough in the English county of East Sussex.
0.5 miE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Holy Trinity Church, Hastings
14 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican church in the centre of Hastings, a town and borough in the English county of East Sussex.
0.5 miW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St John the Evangelist's Church, Hastings
14 min walk • St John the Evangelist's Church is the Anglican parish church of the Upper St Leonards area of St Leonards-on-Sea, a town and seaside resort which is part of the Borough of Hastings in East Sussex, England.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and English Martyrs?

Nearby attractions include St Leonard's Baptist Church, Hastings (4 min walk), St Mary Magdalene's Church, Hastings (6 min walk), Summerfields Wood, Hastings (7 min walk), Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, Hastings (7 min walk).

How to get to Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and English Martyrs by public transport?

The nearest stations to Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and English Martyrs:

Train

St Leonards Warrior Square (5 min walk)
Hastings (14 min walk)

Bus

Hastings Town Centre, Railway Station (14 min walk)